Bottle-feeding mechanism



Oct. 7, 1930. N. F. sAvlANo 1,777,655.

BOTTLE FEEDlG MECHANISM Filed July l2, 1928 E5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTQR 4 A BJ- wwmwmy M H /S ATTORNEYS Oct. 7, 1930. N. F. sAvlANo 1,777,655

BOTTLE FEEDING MECHANISM Filed'July 12, 192e 3 sheets-sheet 2 33 EW, @@WMYM Oct. 7, 1930. N. 4F. sAvlANQ 1,777,655

BOTTLE FEEDING MECHAISM Filed July 12, 1928 3 sheets-sheet 5 we /f9.

of sheet metal and being disposed at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the horizontal platform 129. The upper portion 136 of the chute 135 is hinged at 137 to swing downwardly-to-tlie`position shownjnfbroken lines lin Fig. V2, the springs138 beingprovided to normally maintain thisportion 136 inaligxiu llllltwith the irelL pertioll 13.5 Qt the Chute.-

horizontal positionv on a. shaft 189, which` shaft is journaled in the brackets .131 andl32 and is driven through a worriwh'eeli'l/i() lierenaiter describedflhefflrumED Aszfpro vided on its outer surface with a-plurality of parallelperipherally disposedvridgespol' extensions Ai141 as--jshow-n'lin Figs. 1.5, 6 and 7.A

-The iridges'1'41'rarecut 'away to' form transpressions 142-*at`fpoints equally spaced about theg periphery of the' :dru'mg FD. `if 'llhe'depres# s'ns'142are` smewhat'longer than the length. of .thebottles to be iilled, and are formedfto present bottle retainingV abutrnents or' stops 143' and7 144 at the;r opposite ends thereof' as sho'vvninf- Figi-'5.1" pair of*V rollers* 145 are lo'oselycarrie'd inltlieslots 146 formed in ex-V tensions "offthe "bracket-s '1,31 and" 132,' these rollers 'serving to rtain'the bottles Vinfthe depressions 142 of the drum FD as they -are'car rid lfrom-"tile-"dreliverychute A tapered metalfstrip 147' rests on the ends "of thebttles', yat",tlie,lo'werfend of 'the delivery chuter, and" maintains themi alignment as they. are picked' @if by, vvthe'drum. An angle frame 148 is secured to the feedingfplatform'1r29 adjacent 'to the drumFD,

n which'lframecarries a vfiredbottle ,delivery compartment 149ha`ving'a vertical opening therethrough' and e'tendinjg across the face *f ofthedmmagsshown in -Figsierrand A movable bottle fc'aft'ching" 'compartment v150 is piyotally supportedat its ends on ,theA delivery compartment 149 and isfarrz'lnged to swing froniaposition lin, which its upperedgebears on theface ,of the.1 dru'n'ifFDa's shown in Fig.

2,y toapositioninwhichiits central opening lis lin'vertical.alignment with'Y the central open-V aligned groovesfbeiiig'arianged inlalignment withthe depressions '1142' on tli'esiirfa'ce of the diuin FaDl"lThe`fingerslA are spaced to rest injthel fgroove'slkt between Athe ridges '141, onf tli'edru'rn' FDwhen thecompartrnent 4150is in the position shown in 'Fig'.-IZE @Ai pairofelon# gated" curved' springli fiiigers 155 are suitably secured to the outer Wall 151 of the bottle catching compartment 150, the upper ends of these fingers bein arranged to rest in the grooves 154 on the rum FD when the compartment 150 is'inclined against theV drum as shown inFig. 2; The opening at the lower end ofthe delivery compartment 149 is controlled by agatew156, pivoted atthe opposite Aends",v k fthis`v compartment and adaptedto be lswung outwardly as kshown in Fig. 2.

Directly bielowthe opening in the compartment 149is disposed a plate 157 extending across the facefof thedrnm FD and havringanjoset extensionr or groove 158 thereon.

Opposite and parallel to this plate 157 is a 'sheet metal shield -159, secured to the angle K bracket 148 in any vsuitable manner', and hav ing anintu-r-n'ed flower lip orshelf portion 160,:'ffdi'sposed directly opposite the groove 158in'the` plate'1`57.' The groove' '158 and the lip160are normally disposed a distance apartequal to fthediameter' of the bottles to be lillech'so vthat whenV the bottles are dropped frompthe'compartment 149 bythe gate 156 tl'ley VWill-drop tola position in which their bas'es' restfbetween the groove 158'and Athe lip160 as clearly sho'wn in Fig. 4.' vvThe'shield theface ofthe anglebracket148. for a-purposewhichv Willi hereinafter appear.

The movements of the' bottle catching compartment'() and the'y'gate'156 are controlled respectively 'by'two cams' 161 and 162 fixed VFDg'f-The" cam' '161, 'is' substantially star shapedad "engages'aroller 163 carried by one arrno'f 'arfbell'c'ra'nk lever 164,'the other arm of which engages Vthe l"inner wall 1520i them'ovable compartment 150, the bell crank leve`rf164 being Epivota-lly mounted on an eXtension/of'the bracket '132'i'n any suitable manner.v The compartment 150 is biased toward'it's'angular orft'ilted positionby means of Iar springffl'' connected vbetween this compartrnent anda'bracketllj as shown in 2;v The camf162 isprovided with anotched cani A"surfacewhich engages a roller 167.011 oneend'of 'a' lever 16,8,the other end lof which engages the head of a vplunger 169, the lever 168`being pivotally mounted `on the bracket 1.66.y vThe plunger -169lis' slidably mounted in the"bracketfland itsouter end'pbears against a lug.extending` from'one endof the gate-15'6.l The-'lever 168 fis. biased by the 'spring1170-t'o alposition'in which its 'roller "1159 rand laway frornthe::compartment 150.

An endlessvbelt 202r-passes `behind the shield VVThe` shaft 3 of the bottlelilling ineclra- 159', this belt'aetingto vengage .and .propel the bottles fromzthe chain conveyor Ito the bottle iillinginechanisln. The chain and belt conveyor features are described' in' detail and `ellannedin ni copending application Serial Not292,258"led July l2, 1928.*

nisnr BF isdriven by a suitable source .fof

` power, `and asproclret, 298 ,is driven from sprocket" y298qis connected to a.. vlseeond f sprocket 302 fixed to' a vertical.- shaft 303.

Theshaft 303 drives the feedidruni 'shaft lwthrough `a-worln 304. and'fa worniygear .ltgrasshown inFig. 2.@ n l f A,

In the operation of the bottle' feeding lneclranis'in, the bottles vare first placedfin thewupper i portion 136 of the bottle feeding 'chut'e1'35`,` this portion 136 being preferably moved to. the positionfshown in dottedtlinos in Fig. .2 land a cartoniof empty bottles being inverted .therein as shown. The `portion y136 ofthe A.chute isthen allowed to swing'back l intthexposition in which itis` aligned with theizlower porti'onl1-35 Iof lthe zehnte, andthe" boaeofbettles `i-szfallowedto slide vdown adria# cent'to thess'urfa'ce of `the Afeeding drum FD, atawhichvpoint-fthe boxlor-container may be re1noved-` T-hebottles nowI liefA in `parallrl rows, ,there"beingv the saine nnniber of 1 bottles in Veach `row as there "are bottle reeeiving' depressions 142.` across tre; surface of thefdrnln F `The tapered `stripv147 aligns therows offbottles, pushing 'any 'bottlesfwhich befo'ut ofplaceinto contactwithfthe lower face of chute 135. Eaehrow:ofbottlesin pressions 142 on? the .surface of the feeding drum FD, the rollers 145 holding the ends of the bottles fro-1n tilting out of the depressions due to the weight of the remaining bottles in the chute 135 bearing against the necks of Vthe bottles in the depressions.

The `bottles are usually packed with cardboard strips 211, placed between the rows thereof, and these strips are caught betweentwo `pairs of ef;- tensions 212 Vand 213 firedto the ridges 141 on the drum, these extensions being disposed between each row of depressions 142 as niost clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

As each row of bottles is carried around over the top of the drum FD, the'bottles slide down t-o the leading end of the depres- 1 sions 142 against the abutments144 as shown in Fig. 2 and are finally 'picked off of the drum by the fingers 153 on the inner wall of the bottle catching compartment 150, which i fingers pass under the edges of the bottles in the grooves 154 shown in- Fig..7. The cam 161 is designed to permit the bottle catching compartment 150 to swing against the drum as each row of bottles approaches this cornpartment, and the bottles slide into the intebeing snnultaneolrslyy closed `by the cam 162 rior of this compartment'and,arevheldftherein bythe angular relation betweentthe comparte Inent 150` and the bottle del'ivery compart- Y ment 149'. At` the Vsame time that the bottles are dropped into the compartment f150,.fthe

FD by the elongated spring fingers Vlland y is allowed Yto drop idown along" thesespring fingers and away afro'm the :machine@atl theirY lower ends, If itshould occur "thatlonel of the cardboard strips 211 ,l passes on under. the

spring lingers 1f55,`this strip Awil'ldropfV against 1bracket148 beneaththedrunifFDsand through its llever 1618 and plunger .169,3 and Y the row of bottles is dropped to theleveLof m the platform 129, the lower end fofjeaoh bottle being-held between the lip :160 `on ithe'f'shield. .159 and the groove 158 on Vthe plate. 1157 The rows of bottles varethencarried awayfroinvthe drum FD by the chain:conveyor-Glandfare delivered `by the ,-belt conveyor tofloottle .The present `inventionAg-has been deseribed in connection with a single specilic machine, and itV should be clearlyl` understood-that the invention is not limitedto, the exact mechanical details or` `eiqpedients-A shown, and lthat certain modifications, ch-angesl and emissions may be med@ ill-the, much'newitheutzdeparting imm :the SCOP@ iOf fthe: inver.leony4 eed@- finedin theappendedclainis. f1 A `1.; In a bottle4 feeding mechanism," a bottle feeding drum a rowfof` bottle.; carry` ing depressions fon the surface thereof, -a def livery chute for delivering a `row of Ibottles toV said depressions, ua` bottle catehing Cornpartment movable into engagement With-said dij-urn forflremovl-ng.' said row ofbottl'es v'from said drum, .and means forreleasingsaid row o fbottlesfromsaid cornpartrnent. f I2.A In" bottle `lillin ,1, machine,ineans .for feedi-rxg` bottles to a fi` ling .Inechanislnvcornprising a `horizontal y rotary "bottle, Vfeeding drurn having rowsof bottle carrying depres sions therme; en Pinel-ined. battle feeding ehnte extending radiallyqf y V Lnsaid drain-and havingits open endeadjacentxthe surface of said drum, `a,n.iovableybottle receiving f.platform 011 "Sadwhuf and @single amenable inernber yfor maintaining the gbottlesfof ,each

rowY in alignment as they imovefrom ehute. vto th'ejdepressio'ns ,in dru-ln.`

3. Bottle feeding mechanisml bottle fee-ding drnrn,a;p1nrality of inean's `on woV cardboard strip 211 ispickedxofwof the :drum

4. Bottlerfeeding mechanism fora bottle filling 'machine comprising al horizontal ro.- tary bottle feeding drum having a-pluralityof rows'. of bottle carrying 1depressions thereon, means for feeding rows ofbottlestosaid depressions assaid drum rotates, abottle catching compartment extending across the face of Asald drum andy movable into engagement therewith `for successively.'- removing ysaid rows lof bottles from .said'drum,' and .means for moving said compartment operatedby the rotation of said drum. ff V 5. Bottle feeding mechanism for'a bottle filling machine comprising arotarybottle feeding drum having rows of depressions thereon Afor carryingrows of bottles, means for feeding rows of bottles topvsaid rowsiof depressions, said rows of bottles having strips of packingv material therebetween, means on a said drumibetween said rows of depressions fao for carrying said strips, and meansforsepa- `ratelyremoving saidy rows of bottles and said strips fromsai'd'drum'. y f Y 6.' Bottle feeding mechanism 'forfa bottle filling machine comprising a rotary vbottle feeding drum havingsp'aced rowslof'd'epressions on the surface thereof for carrying rows of bottles, means forfeedingrows ofl bottles to said rows of depressions Vas said drum 'rotates,'a ixedbottle deliverycompartinent ad'- jacent,4 said dru'r'n and extendingY "across the face thereof. and a'fbot'tle catchingv fcomp'art ment movably secured to' ysaid delivery com-A partment, said bottle catching compartment being adapted to be swung into engagement withsaid drum :tor'emove arow ef bottles therefrom and tol be swun'g'away from said drum yinto communication with said'delivery compartment whereby rows of'bottlesaresuccessively carried from sai'fildrum yto said -delivery compartment. Y

` '7. A bottle feeding,mechanismfor a Vbottle filling' machine ,comprisingI av rotary bottle feeding drum having spaced rows of depres-v sions on the surface thereof for carrying rows of bottles, means for feeding rows-'of bottles to said rows of depressions as said drum rotates,`a fixed bottle deliverycompartment ad jacent said drum and yextendingacross the face thereof, aV bottle catching compartment hinged to said delivery compartment, and means operating synchronously Y,withv the rotation of said drum for moving said catching compartment into and out ofV engagement with said drum'to 'successively deliver rows of bottles from saiddrum' to said delivery compartment. j .i f 8. yBottle feeding 'mechanism for a bottle filling machine comprising a rotary bott-le feeding drum having spaced rows of depressions on the surface thereof for carrying rows of bottles, means for feeding rows of bottles to said rows of depressions as said drum rotates, a fixed bottle delivery compartment adjacent said drum and extending across the face thereof, a bottle catching compartment hinged to the upper end ofsaid deliverycompartment, a gate for controlling the lower end of said delivery compartment and means synchronized with the rotation of said drum for moving said catching compartment to successively deliver rows of bottles from said drum to said delivery compartment and for operating said gate to successively drop said rows of bottles fromsaiddelivery compartment.Ak

9. Bottle feedingmechanism forabottlefilling machine comprising a rotary bottle feeding drum having spaced rows of depressions on the surface thereof for carrying rows of bottles, means for feeding rows of'bottles to said rows of depressions as said drum rotates, a fixed bottle delivery compartment adjacent said drum and vextending across the face thereof, a bottle catching compartment hinged tothe'upper end of said delivery com-y partment, a gatefor controlling the lower end of said delivery compartment, a cam rotating with said drum for moving said catching compartment into and out of engagement with said drum'to successively deliver rows of bottles from said drum to said delivery com-v partment, and a second cam rotating with said drum for operating said gate to successively drop said rows of bottles from said deliverycompartment.v i

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

*Y NICOLA F. SAVIANO. 

